Organisation profile
Organisation profile
The Children’s Voices Centre (CVC) is a beacon of innovation and inclusivity, empowering ALL children to communicate, collaborate, and create a better future for themselves and the world.
The Children’s Voices Centre research focusses two themes:
- Children, families, and communities, and
- Workforce and policy.
The Children’s Voices Centre conducts world-leading, transformative interdisciplinary research with global reach emphasising inclusivity, diversity, social justice, equity, capacity building, and innovation.
The research amplifies children’s voices and champion children’s communication, learning, health, and development.
Children’s Voices Centre conducts international interdisciplinary research in education (early childhood, primary, inclusive education), allied health (speech-language pathology, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, psychology, social work, paramedicine), nursing, communications, media, data science, and more.
The United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Convention on the Rights of the Child guides our work to ensure children's voices are heard by those responsible for building an inclusive world for everyone.
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
Research output
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202. Label Mania: How Diagnosing Every Kid Is Backfiring on a Generation with Will Dobud
Winn, S. (Host) & Dobud, W. (Participant), 23 Feb 2026Research output: Non-textual outputs, including Creative Works › Digital content
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Access to support for children with speech, language, and communication needs in the longitudinal study of Indigenous children
Hunt-Madden, C., Lewis, E., Purcell, A. & Macniven, R., 03 May 2026, In: International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. Early Online, p. 1 - 14 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Adding value to the recruitment of senior health service managers: A values-based recruitment tool
Gregory, K., van Dam, P. J. & Smith, L. M., 13 Apr 2026, In: Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management. 21, 1, p. 1-11 11 p., i5531.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Datasets
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Myths and Facts Data on Child Development
Tajrian, M. (Creator), Rahman, A. (Creator), Kabir, A. (Creator) & Islam, R. (Creator), CSU, 14 Aug 2024
Dataset
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Outbreak of COVID-19 cases and mortality in Australia: A modelling study Data
Rahman, A. (Creator) & Kuddus, M. A. (Creator), https://figshare.com/, 13 Feb 2024
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.25206371, https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/Outbreak-of-COVID-19-cases-and-mortality-in-Australia_A-modelling-study_Data/25206371
Dataset
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Covid-19 datasets for research
Wong, H. S. (Creator), Hasan, M. Z. (Creator), Sharif, O. (Creator) & Rahman, A. (Creator), Public Library of Science (PLoS), 28 Apr 2023
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0284157.s001-3, https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/S1_File_-/22711952 and one more link, https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0284157 (show fewer)
Dataset
Prizes
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2020 Topics in Language Disorders Editors’ Katharine G. Butler Trailblazer Award (awarded 2021)
Ireland, M. (Recipient), McLeod, S. (Recipient) & Crowe, K. (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Award › External award
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2021 Charles Sturt Executive Dean’s Teaching Award
Brown, L. (Recipient), Hopf, S. (Recipient), Verdon, S. (Recipient), Easton, C. (Recipient), Hoffman, L. (Recipient), Denton, M. (Recipient) & Spiller, A. (Recipient), 18 Nov 2021
Prize: Award › Internal award
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2022: Individual Charles Sturt University Excellence Award
Murray, E. (Recipient), 2022
Prize: Award › Internal award
Activities
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The 64 United Nations Commission for Social Development
Pawar, M. (Participant)
02 Feb 2026 → 10 Feb 2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Conference/Symposium › Government
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Springer Nature (Publisher)
Hyndman, B. (Associate editor)
2026Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial responsibility
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Inclusive Education Agenda
Gaunt, L. (Participant), Thompson, N. (Participant), Vilanova Miranda de Oliveira, G. (Participant) & Mansfield, S. (Participant)
2026Activity: Engagement and professional development › Content creation/delivery › Professional
Press/Media
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Swedish fashion companies showcase anorexic ideals on social media
04/06/26
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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5 ways to boost your preschooler’s science skills
15/05/26
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
Impacts
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Assessment of preschool children’s intelligibility
McLeod, S. (Creator)
Impact: Quality of life Impact, Social Impact
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